Sergio García hoping rough days at Turnberry are behind him

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Sergio García arrives at Turnberry today keen to reacquaint himself with a course that brought him to his knees when he competed there as an amateur in 1997.

It is García’s lot at present to be considered a contender in every major championship, and particularly the Open, even though he finished poorly in the event at Royal Birkdale last year. He had been second, in 2007, and tied for fifth (in 2005 and 2006) in the three previous years.

García, 29, has had a couple of weeks off. He watched the tennis from Wimbledon and practised his golf. Then he